2010 Summer Research Program Thirty-six students and one faculty member from the Predominantly Undergraduate Institutions (PUIs) will be participating in the 9th Annual WV-INBRE Summer Research Program. Six of the interns will be returning for a second summer in the program. During the period of June 1 – July 30, student interns will conduct mentored research projects at West Virginia University and Marshall University. The faculty fellow will conduct research at West Virginia State University. The Summer Research Symposium will be held on July 29th at West Virginia University where program participants and investigators from the PUIs will present their research in oral and poster session. Dr. Kenneth Tew from the Medical University of South Carolina will be the keynote speaker. Summer interns and the faculty fellow are listed below by their home institutions along with their mentors and location of participation. Alderson-Broaddus College Kyle Oney Mentor: Dr. Mike Schaller West Virginia University Rebekah Sine Mentor: Dr. Peter Perrotta West Virginia University Anthony Thorpe Mentor: Dr. Pat Callery West Virginia University Bethany College Gabriella Casinelli Mentor: Dr. Brad Hillgartner West Virginia University Sara Drews Mentor: Dr. Robert Goodman West Virginia University Christopher Smurthwaite Mentor: Dr. Gary Rankin Marshall University Lindsay Sobotka Mentor: Dr. Beverly Delidow Marshall University Bluefield State College Christopher Ennis Mentor: Dr. Nalini Santanam Marshall University Concord University Joshua Ramsey Mentor: Dr. Rajesh Naz West Virginia University Afton Wickline Mentor: Dr. Mike Gunther West Virginia University Davis & Elkins College Leah Fletcher Mentor: Dr. Vishy Ramamurthy West Virginia University Shepherd University Matthew Glover Mentor: Dr. James O’Donnell West Virginia University Kylie Morin Mentor: Dr. Zhongxin Wu West Virginia University University of Charleston Mary Katherine Cox Mentor: Dr. Peter Gannett West Virginia University Douglas Poe Mentor: Dr. Lisa Salati West Virginia University Kayanna Sayre Mentor: Dr. Richard Egleton Marshall University Kendra Smith Mentor: Dr. Dr. Jung Han Kim Marshall University Kiril Tuntevski Mentor: Dr. Slawomir Lukomski West Virginia University West Virginia State University Sarah Cowen Mentor: Dr. Linda Vona-Davis West Virginia University Frank Lutz Mentor: Dr. Philippe Georgel Marshall University Dustin Moore Mentor: Dr. Richard Niles Marshall University Rahul Nagmal Mentor: Dr. Eric Blough Marshall University Grace Niiro Mentor: Dr. Maiyon Park Marshall University West Virginia Wesleyan College Philip Adams Mentor: Dr. Mario Scuri West Virginia University Jordan Beckett Mentor: Dr. Jeff Frisbee West Virginia University Kenzie Dent Mentor: Dr. Tim Nurkiewicz West Virginia University Hope Lima Mentor: Dr. Larry Grover Marshall University Elizabeth McClung Mentor: Dr. Jason Huber West Virginia University Cy Mozingo Mentor: Dr. John Hollander West Virginia University Lindsay Padden Mentor: Dr. Richard Dey West Virginia University Kathleen Roberts Mentor: Dr. Mark Olfert West Virginia University Lauren Roberts Mentor: Dr. Gregory Dick West Virginia University Richard Thomas Mentor: Dr. John Thomas West Virginia University Wheeling Jesuit University Shay Hoffman Mentor: Dr. Stan Hileman West Virginia University Laura Hydeman Mentor: Dr. Rob Brock West Virginia University Brittany White Mentor: Dr. Laura Gibson West Virginia University WV-INBRE SUMMER FELLOW Mountain State University Dr. Dawn Turner Mentor: Dr. Robert Harris West Virginia State University .